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With MoonBall Media, Two Athletes Step Into New Careers

MoonBall Media, led by former World Series Champion Eric Hosmer and award-winning producer and former player Anthony Seratelli, launched in February with original unscripted programming, a weekly podcast, social media content and FAST channels. Seratelli shares how the two athletes transformed their professional baseball careers into a multi-faceted media company. With production companies like […]

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Festivals & Fan Cons

Coachella 2024 Experiential Marketing: Shower Portals, Manifest Stations and ‘Surpr-ICES’

Festival season has sprung once again and, per usual, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is serving as its launchpad. The Indio, CA-based event at the Empire Polo Club, hosted this year April 12-14 and April 19-21, features headlining performances by No Doubt, Lana Del Ray, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat; a new […]

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B-to-C Events

Field Report: Inside the ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Mercedes-Benz Experience at the Masters

Tickets to the Masters are some of the most coveted in all of sports. Some golf fans wait years to be chosen by the ticket lottery. But through its exclusive hospitality experience, Mercedes-Benz offers its VIP customers a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to attend the Masters, which this year was won by Scottie Scheffler for the second time in his career.

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Branding/Marketing

Mastercard Chief Marketing and Comms Officer on Integrating Communications

The blurring of lines between marketing and communications functions continues to be a top industry trend for 2024. To provide insight into how that plays out inside one of the world’s most well-known brands, PRNEWS spoke to Mastercard’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Raja Rajamannar, on how the disciplines overlap, integrate and collaborate.

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The Big Story

Retreat To MMM

The latest trend in measurement is a classic. MMM, or media mix modeling, has been embraced by startups, brands and all the leading ad platforms: Meta, Amazon and now Google, which dubbed its program Meridian. This week on the podcast, our senior editor James Hercher tells us why he’s paying attention to Google’s Meridian MMM […]

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Marketers

The POV From Possible: When Will The Digital Ad Industry Stop Navel-Gazing And Realize Its Potential?

If sunlight is the best disinfectant – well, Florida certainly has a lot of sun, and the online ad ecosystem needs a cleanup. But despite forceful calls for a shakeup of the digital ad business from the main stage at the Possible conference in Miami this week, the online ad industry remains locked in a harmful […]

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B-to-B Events

Five Takeaways from Freeman’s 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report

After a successful 2023, almost 80 percent of exhibitors plan to attend the same number of events or more in 2024, and most exhibitor budgets will increase or stay the same, according to the new Freeman 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report released this month. The research focused on the current needs of exhibitors and gaps in […]

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Corporate Social Responsibility

[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live Discusses Earth Day Hypocrisy and Return-to-Office Policies

PRNEWS welcomed Curtis Sparrer, Principal and Co-Founder at Bospar for a conversation regarding Earth Day and corporate values.

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Trade Shows

Q&A: 10 Minutes with Erin Taylor of Oatly

Oatly, true to how we do things, is completely opposite, says Erin Taylor, the brand’s manager for experiential in the U.S., about the 20-by-40-foot Oatly’s Café at the recent Natural Products Expo West. Instead of walking right in, attendees were invited to round the corner of the branded wall to experience the oat drink brand’s […]

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Marketing vendors Archway and Swiirl partner

In today’s market, where nearly 63% of consumers prioritize aligning with brands sharing their values, forging genuine connections is crucial for brands. Marketing technology vendor Archway and AI marketing platform Swiirl recently announced they are working together. Retail brands can now access a repository of unique content from local creators in each market across the […]

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